Company ITC Global sales of the Ethernet switch market fell 1.4% year-on-year to $ 7.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020. The market ended the year in red – specifically, it was down 3.5% to 27.8 billion.
The global router market was ultimately slightly better, growing 0.6% to $ 3.3 billion. However, like the Ethernet switch market, it was down 4.0% to $ 14.9 billion.
The brightest islands of development in China and Japan
From a geographical point of view, the switch market recorded mixed results – for example, the Asia-Pacific region (excluding China and Japan) fell 7.4% in the last quarter of last year, while China and Japan fell 19.1% and 19.1%, respectively. 23.1%.
Sales in Central and Eastern Europe fell 11.9% during the period under review, leading to a 1.9% decline over 2020. The Western European market weakened by 6% at the end of the year, which aided the annual decline of 8.9%.
Demand fell in other regions, albeit at different rates. Throughout 2020, the region saw a decline of 2.9%, the United States 6.6%, Canada 9.6% and Latin America 20.4%.
High speed pulls smoothly
ITC says growth in the switch market will continue to spur interest in devices that support 100GB Ethernet. Their fourth-quarter sales rose 28.4% to $ 7.4 million. Throughout the year, the division was strengthened by 40%.
Demand for 25GB and 50GB switches also increased significantly, increasing by 33.5% to $ 655 million. However, the most advanced segment of the market, with switches that support lower speeds, showed mixed results.
Although the distribution of 10GB devices increased by 20.5% at the end of the year, sales declined by 2.7% year-on-year. Sales of 1GB switches fell 1.3% during the period under review, while sales also fell by 13.4%.
Double digit success of routers in CEE
The analytics firm also summarizes the global market for routers for businesses and service providers. In the last quarter of last year, it stagnated by 0.6% growth, while large-scale equipment for service providers grew by 2.0%, while the corporate segment weakened by 3.1%.
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In 2020, the consolidated market showed a decline of 4.0% compared to 2019. The equipment segment for service providers weakened by 2.9%, while the corporate segment recorded a decline of 7.5%.
Markets also recorded mixed results from a geographical point of view. Although CEE’s sales grew 10.0% at the end of the year, the MEA region also grew by 14.4%. In contrast, the largest decline in the United States and Latin America was recorded at 6.8%, respectively. By 6.0%.
“Geographically, there has been inconsistent growth in the Ethernet switch and router markets worldwide, which has had a random impact on the economies of the Kovid-19 epidemic., ”He comments on the results Peter Jirovsky z IDC.
“As businesses and service providers expect from 2021, ITC expects demand for high-speed network tools to be the driving force behind both markets., ”He adds.
Swing-like results
In terms of individual manufacturers, the company’s sales Cisco Ethernet switches fell 11.8% year-over-year and 9.5% year-on-year in the fourth quarter. In the router market, the manufacturer weakened by 13.8% year-on-year and 15.1% year-on-year.
Huawei In the last quarter, it earned 1.5% less on switches, but its sales increased 4.8% throughout the year. Sales of routers increased by 7.1% year-on-year and 6.0% year-on-year.
Company Arista Networks In the switches sector in the fourth quarter, it increased sales by 13.6%, but throughout the year it showed a decline of 9.9%. HPE At the end of the year, it earned 20.7% more for switches, which helped it grow 1.9% year-over-year.
Graph – Quarterly growth of shares of largest switch manufacturers
Source: ITC
